Olive, KS is a small community located in the heart of Kansas. It has a population of around 8,000 people and is known for its friendly and welcoming atmosphere. The town's politics are relatively quiet and low-key with the local government focusing on basic services such as providing clean water, maintaining roads, managing trash collection, etc. Most of the political conversations in Olive are centered around advocating for better local services or discussing new ordinances that could benefit the residents of Olive. Several organizations exist to encourage civic engagement such as the Olive City Council which holds open meetings and encourages citizens to participate in discussion about their community. Additionally, many local newspapers frequently publish stories related to city ordinances and decisions made by elected officials. While no specific political candidates or parties are well-known within Olive, it is clear that the people of this small town value their strong sense of community that helps them to keep their town running smoothly.
The political climate in Olive, KS is strongly conservative.
Decatur County, KS is very conservative. In Decatur County, KS 14.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Decatur county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.1% to 14.6%.
Decatur county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Olive, KS is strongly conservative.
Decatur County, Kansas is very conservative.
Kansas is somewhat conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Olive, Kansas: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Olive, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $200 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $15,019 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $751 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)